Salto de Agua

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Salto de Agua
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Salto de Agua
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°33′14″N92°20′25″W / 17.55389°N 92.34028°W / 17.55389; -92.34028
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Chiapas
Area
 • Total
497.8 sq mi (1,289.2 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
57,253

Salto de Agua is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 57,253, [1] up from 49,300 as of 2005. [2] It covers an area of 1289.2 km2.

Other than the town of Salto de Agua, the municipality had 387 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Egipto (1,419), Belisario Domínguez (1,393), San Miguel (1,373), Santa María (1,317), Ignacio Zaragoza (1,303), Río Jordán (1,197), Estrella de Belén (1,151), Jerusalén (1,151), Arroyo Palenque (1,137), and Cenobio Aguilar (La Trinidad) (1,006), classified as rural. [1]

Climate

Climate data for Salto de Agua (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1952–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)39
(102)		36
(97)		41.5
(106.7)		41.2
(106.2)		43
(109)		40.5
(104.9)		38
(100)		39
(102)		37.5
(99.5)		38.5
(101.3)		35.3
(95.5)		38
(100)		43
(109)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27.2
(81.0)		28.9
(84.0)		31.5
(88.7)		33.7
(92.7)		34.6
(94.3)		33.7
(92.7)		33.4
(92.1)		33.4
(92.1)		32.3
(90.1)		30.7
(87.3)		28.9
(84.0)		27.7
(81.9)		31.3
(88.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.9
(73.2)		24.0
(75.2)		25.8
(78.4)		27.9
(82.2)		28.9
(84.0)		28.5
(83.3)		28.1
(82.6)		28.1
(82.6)		27.7
(81.9)		26.6
(79.9)		24.7
(76.5)		23.5
(74.3)		26.4
(79.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)18.6
(65.5)		19.1
(66.4)		20.0
(68.0)		22.1
(71.8)		23.3
(73.9)		23.4
(74.1)		22.8
(73.0)		22.9
(73.2)		23.0
(73.4)		22.4
(72.3)		20.6
(69.1)		19.3
(66.7)		21.5
(70.7)
Record low °C (°F)2.5
(36.5)		2.5
(36.5)		12.5
(54.5)		13.5
(56.3)		16.5
(61.7)		18
(64)		17
(63)		19
(66)		19
(66)		13.5
(56.3)		2
(36)		11.8
(53.2)		2
(36)
Average precipitation mm (inches)255.3
(10.05)		131.8
(5.19)		99.8
(3.93)		113.7
(4.48)		195.5
(7.70)		385.7
(15.19)		238.8
(9.40)		395.0
(15.55)		525.1
(20.67)		422.6
(16.64)		267.5
(10.53)		205.4
(8.09)		3,236.2
(127.41)
Average precipitation days13.99.17.56.09.517.916.619.123.118.214.113.2168.2
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Salto de Agua". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Salto de Agua". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  3. ↑ "NORMAL CLIMATOLÓGICA 1991-2020" (TXT). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "VALORES EXTREMOS" (TXT). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.


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